Sunday, August 28, 2016

The Complete "Masters of the Poster": All 256 Color Plates from "Les Maitres de l'Affiche"

The Complete "Masters of the Poster": All 256 Color Plates from "Les Maitres de l'Affiche"
author: Stanley Appelbaum
name: Wayne
average rating: 4.20
book published: 1990
rating: 4
read at: 2016/08/28
date added: 2016/08/28
shelves: non-fiction
review:
'The Complete "Masters of the Poster:: All 256 Color Plates from "Les Maitres de l'Affiche' edited by Stanley Appelbaum is a gorgeous collection of art from an earlier age.

Starting with an introductory foreword by the editor, the history of the collection is given. There is an extensive bibliography giving translations for the posters. Then the posters follow. Who knew ads for magazines and chocolate milk could be so elegant? Certainly this is a lost era which valued the beauty in things as simple as advertising. The majority of the collection is in French, but there is English and German as well. Jules Cheret seems to be the most prolific artist in the collection, but there are lots of other artists, including Henri De Toulouse-Lautrec.

It's wonderful collection to feast your eyes on, and I certainly enjoyed getting the chance to read it.

I received a review copy of this ebook from Dover Publications and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this ebook.


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